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Film, ‘Russia at War’ creates battle for freedom of expression in Canada

In free and democratic societies like Canada’s, politicians do not critique the arms-length funding decisions of arts agencies, nor the productions that result from them. Why? Because political interventions send …

Shree Paradkar wins 2024 Ken Filkow Prize

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Is investigative journalism in Canada dying?

Thursday November 1 at 7 p.m. Zoom link to event torontomu.zoom.us/j/91941276567 Hundreds of local newspapers have been shut down; investigative units that flourished have been eliminated in all but a …

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Türkiye: International Media Freedom and Human Rights Organisations Condemn Alarming Surge in Arrests of Kurdish Journalists

The International Press Institute (IPI), Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA) and 26 press freedom, freedom of expression and human rights organizations vehemently condemn the arrest of three Kurdish journalists last …

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TIFA 2022 — The Freedom to Write and to Read: Standing with Salman Rushdie

“Free Speech is the whole ball game. Free speech is life itself.” — Salman Rushdie PEN Canada, Penguin Random House Canada, Toronto International Festival of Authors and Writers’ Trust of Canada …

Q&A with Chris Tenove on Toxic Disinformation